A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported Southwest Indian Ridge (0 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g471. Id of event: us2000g471. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:31:07 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/07/18 / 2018-07-10 15:31:07 / July 10, 2018 @ 3:31 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 58.1958° East, latitude -31.6669° South, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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